diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index ecae4cb8eb6..363ddcbea88 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -1010,4 +1010,8 @@ self: super: {
   # tinc is a new build driver a la Stack that's not yet available from Hackage.
   tinc = self.callPackage ../tools/haskell/tinc {};
 
+  # Avoid transient build failures because the QuickCheck testsuite cannot
+  # generate enough conclusive test cases.
+  split = dontCheck super.split;
+
 }